Where does “monter” come from?
monter (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål montere, from Medieval Latin montare, from French monter, from French mont, from Old French mont, from Latin montem, from Latin mons, from Proto-Indo-European monti.
monter (Norwegian Bokmål): imperative of montere
Definitions
- imperative of montere
Ancestry of “monter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | montere | to mount, install, fit |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | montare | to mount; literally, go up hill |
| 3 | French | monter | to go up, to climb; to ascend, go higher, go... |
| 4 | French | mont | mountain, mount, mont; the Alps |
| 5 | Old French | mont | mountain; Alternative form of monde |
| 6 | Latin | montem | accusative singular of mōns; mountain |
| 7 | Latin | mons | mountain, mount; towering mass, heap, great... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | monti | — |
| 9 | Portuguese | Monte | mount; a mountain or large hill |
| 10 | Old Portuguese | monte | — |